More threat actors have been utilizing the Russian automated account creation tool Kopeechka to facilitate cybersecurity scams and fraud, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
SiliconAngle reports that more threat actors have launched increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks aimed at streaming platforms since the Hollywood actors and writers' strike commenced in July.
SiliconAngle reports that organizations in the hospitality industry have been subjected to increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks that involved Domain Name System protocol exploitation to evade detection.
TechRepublic reports that cloud apps have become the most prevalently clicked lure for spreading malware through spearphishing campaigns during the first three quarters of 2023, followed by e-commerce sites and government organizations.
Phishing, malware attacks spike in third quarter cyberattacks involving phishing and malware have grown by 173% and 110%, respectively, during the third quarter, compared with the second quarter, reports SiliconAngle.
Phishing attacks leveraging a new high-severity WinRAR vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-38831, have been deployed by pro-Russian hacking operations in a bid to facilitate credential exfiltration, The Hacker News reports.
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